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How To Make "Mirror Image" Cutting Boards (WnW #124)

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Channel: Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Doing some finishing and talking about design choices
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So here is the story.  My son asked me to help him make a cutting board for a wedding present for a friend of his.   As we talked things out, we decided to actually make two.  One was going to be a thick chunky utilitarian cutting board, and one was going to be a thinner more decorative board with an inlayed strip.

Since we were making two, I thought let's make sure they are a set.   So first of all, we made them so they are the same size.  They're both about 14 inches long by about 10 inches wide.  

Secondly, they are both made of the same kinds of wood species:  Hard Maple, and Black Cherry.  The curved strip is walnut and padauk.

Finally, I suggested that we make the two boards to be mirror images of each other.  So on the one board we start with a cherry strip in the middle, and then alternate maple and cherry, and on the other board we started with a maple strip in the middle, and then so on. And of course all the strips are the same width.

I think it is a nice little custom touch,  Each board on it's own is already pretty nice.  But the ability to make it so these are a unique matching set is a great touch.  It's one of the really satisfying things of doing custom craftwork.

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